South Carolina Senate · District 37
Larry Grooms
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Larry Grooms's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Larry Grooms.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Larry Grooms.
Bills
The bills Larry Grooms sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 16 |
| Passed both chambers | 7 |
| Became law | 7 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 5 of 46 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 5 of 34 Republicans (tied with 2 others)
A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor, the first name on it; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| S 863 Culinary Arts Management Degree |
Became law | June 5, 2026 |
| S 831 SCDOT Modernization |
Became law | June 5, 2026 |
| S 32 Pregnancy Resource Act |
Became law | June 2, 2026 |
| S 436 Taxation of commercial aircraft |
Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| S 463 Public Boat Landings |
Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| S 522 Charleston County Aviation Authority |
Became law | June 5, 2025 |
| S 275 EV Charging Stations |
Became law | May 16, 2025 |
Budget projects
The South Carolina pages don't credit legislators with budget items.
Contested votes where they split
11 against the Senate President; 6 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Schedule: to meet in session at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 22 Motion to Set the Time of the Next Session |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 14, 2026 | H 3021: Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act Concurrence in House Amendments |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| May 13, 2026 | H 5538: Guarantee Banking Act Motion to Table |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Concurrence in House Amendments |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| May 13, 2026 | S 222: Utility terrain vehicle Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| May 5, 2026 | S 355: Micro-distillery tastings Second Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Yea |
| April 28, 2026 | S 933: Legislative compensation Second Reading |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| March 31, 2026 | H 3368: Income tax on overtime pay Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | S 26: Watercraft Liability Insurance Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | S 256: Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE) Second Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Nay |
| April 3, 2025 | S 12: Santee Cooper Joint Project Authorization Second Reading |
Yea | Yea | Nay (split) |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | S 62: Education Scholarship Trust Fund Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Larry Grooms voted on each of the 910 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.scstatehouse.gov
- stranscomm@scsenate.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 313, Gressette Building P.O. Box 142, Columbia, SC 29201
803-212-6400
Committees
- Transportation Chair
- Education
- Ethics
- Finance
- Rules
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the South Carolina General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the South Carolina General Assembly's roll-call records, Dec. 3, 2024 to Aug. 25, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections